From Apology to Utopia: The Structure of International Legal Argument (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521546966)

Drawing from a range of materials, Martti Koskenniemi demonstrates how international law becomes vulnerable to the contrasting criticisms of being either an irrelevant moralist Utopia or a manipulable fa ade for State interests. He examines the conflicts inherent in international law--sources, sovereignty, 'custom' and 'world order--and shows how legal discourse about such subjects can be described in terms of a small number of argumentative rules. Originally published in English in Finland in 1989, this reissue includes a newly written Epilogue by the author.

Author: Martti Koskenniemi
ISBN-10: 0521546966
ISBN-13: 9780521546966
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2006
Pages: 704
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.90d